Iowa Code § 163.2A - Rules

1. The department shall adopt rules pursuant to chapter 17A to administer and enforce this chapter. 2. If the department determines that rules described in subsection 1 are required to be adopted and take effect on an emergency basis to prevent or control the outbreak of an infectious or contagious disease afflicting animals, the department may adopt emergency rules under section 17A.4, subsection 3, and section 17A.5, subsection 2, paragraph “b”, to administer and enforce this chapter. The rules shall be effective immediately upon filing unless a later date is specified in the rules. Any rules adopted in accordance with this subsection shall also be published as a notice of intended action as provided in section 17A.4. 2025 Acts, ch 134, §31, 32 Former §163.2A transferred to §163.3; 2025 Acts, ch 134, §32 NEW section PART 2 STATEWIDE PREPAREDNESS AND AUTHORIZATION